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IWGB takes BARB to court over alleged staff surveillance
technology1 month ago

IWGB takes BARB to court over alleged staff surveillance

Britain’s IWGB has filed legal action against Build a Rocket Boy over alleged data privacy violations after BARB installed Teramind monitoring software on staff PCs without informing them; the software reportedly tracked keystrokes, screen activity, and microphone audio and was removed after a grievance by 40+ workers, with the union escalating the case to ACAS and the Information Commissioner’s Office, following earlier union-backed litigation over redundancies and new layoffs amid accusations of espionage and mismanagement.

Elon Musk's xAI mandates surveillance software on employees' personal laptops
technology10 months ago

Elon Musk's xAI mandates surveillance software on employees' personal laptops

xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, required employees training its Grok chatbot to install surveillance software on personal laptops, raising privacy concerns. The company later adjusted its policy to allow delays for those awaiting company devices, amid employee protests and privacy worries. The software, Hubstaff, tracks activity during work hours to monitor performance, sparking criticism about surveillance disguised as productivity.